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Oct 173 min read

Block Lotto - October 2024

Flying Geese blocks are a favourite among quilters. They are versatile, fun to make, and offer plenty of ways to piece together. For...

May 123 min read

Block Lotto - May 2024

As the warm weather comes, we start to think about all the wonderful spring and summer activities: road trips, drinks on the patio,...

Apr 182 min read

Block Lotto - March 2024

A-Tisket, A-Tasket, a lovely Easter basket! For this month's Block Lotto we will be drawing inspiration from a basket of pastel Easter...

Feb 153 min read

February Block Lotto: Keyhole Blocks

Taking a page from February's focus on all things Valentine, we seek the key to your quilty heart with a variation of the keyhole block!...

Jan 182 min read

Block Lotto - January 2024

We are kicking off 2024 with a fun transparency block as a block lotto! What is a transparency block? They are designs in which blocks of...

Sep 21, 20232 min read

Block Lotto - September 2023

Wonky Curves Your next lotto block involves wonky curves, so relax, release those ruler restrictions and freely cut those curves without...

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Block Lotto - April 2023

April Block Lotto "Plus Sign" block. This block is also known as a Cross block and is a part of the nine-patch family! Measurement &...

Jan 20, 20232 min read

Block Lotto -January 2023

Let’s start off the New Year with a very cool block! This modern block is from one of the best resources included with your Calgary MQG...

Oct 20, 20222 min read

Last Block Lotto for 2022

It's also only the 2nd one for this year! :-) By special request, we are digging into the Calgary MQG Block Lotto archives from 2017,...

Aug 18, 20223 min read

Block Lotto is back! August 2022

As I write this, we are in the middle of a heat wave, but the countdown is on. The weather will be cooling and the kids getting back to...

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